Where does “microunivers” come from?
microunivers (Romanian) comes from Romanian univers, from French univers, from Latin ūniversum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
microunivers (Romanian): microcosmos
Definitions
- microcosmos
Ancestry of “microunivers”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | univers | universe |
| 2 | French | univers | universe |
| 3 | Latin | ūniversum | — |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |